Container



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L. H. BRODRICK CONTAINER' Filed April 10. '1925 lili/i011",

Y INVENTOR l l Eff-M ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 13, 1927. l

LEO H. BRODRICK. OF NEW YORK. N. Y.

CONTAINER.

Application led April 10. 1925. Serial No. 22,055.`

My invention relates to containers and refers particularly to containers having separate compartments suitable for receiving a powder puff and a. quantity of face powder.

As face powders, and similar powders, are not capable of application without the medium of a powder puff. or other similar devices. it is evident that an effective container for the powder must also be capable of carrying a powder puff, or other such device.

Further, it is evident that druing the commercializing of the package, that is, during its shipment and selling periods, it should be so constructed that the powder can not come in contact with the puff, and that it should be hermetically sealed in order to prevent the contamination of the powder and its loss through leakage from the container.

Further, a container of this character should be so constructed that the contents may be readily reached for use.

Containers of this character lare usually produced in box factories and then shipped to the powder manufacturers or dealers, in order that they may be filled with the desired powder. It is evident, therefore, that containers of this description should be so constructed that they may be delivered to the powder manufacturer in such condition as to require a minimum of operations in their filling and closing.

My device possesses all of the above, and other, advantageous features and presents an attractive, hygienic; perfectly sealed conf tainer, the lling of which requires but a few operations, thus making it particularly advantageous to the powder producer.

ln the particular forms of the device of my invention shown in the accompanying drawings, similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section of one form of my device.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section of a modified form of my device.

The particular form of the device of my invention shown in the Figure 1' of the accompanying drawings comprises an outside casing comprising the annular bottom side l0, to which is attached the outside casing bottom 11. A cover comprisesl the top 12, and the cover side 13 capable of abutment upon the bottom side 10. The casing bottom 11 has an opening 14. lVithin the outside casing is an inner casing comprising' the side 15, the upper opening of which is closed by means of an imperforate fragile and preferably a transparent material 16. The inner casing side 15 may be glued. or otherwise attached to the outside casing bottom side 10. The side 1 5 extends above the side 10.

lVithin the inner casing and preferably attached thereto is an interior member comprising the interior side 17, the upper opening of which is covered by the imperforate fragile top 18.- The side 17 does not eX- tcnd to the upper extremity of the side 15.

A sub-bottom member 19 is iixedly attached to the bottom 11 and has an opening 2O therein. The opening 20 is smaller than the opening 14, thus forming a shoulder upon which the closure member 21 may rest. A sheet of paper 22 covers the bottom of the device and holds the closure member in position.

lt will 'be seen, from the above, that the container when assembled comprises an upper chamber 23 in which a powder puff 24 may be placed and a lower chamber 25, in which face powder 26 may be placed.

If desired, the container may be delivered to thepowder manufacturer with a powder putt' 24 placed therein, and without the closure 21 being aflixed. The manufacturer can then introduce his powder through the opening 14, insert the closure 21 and attach the paper.

The preparation of the device by the powder manufacturer, therefore, consists of y only three operations.

When it is desir'ed to usethe contents o f the container,y the transparent4 member 16 is broken, the putt' 24 is removed and the fragile member 18 broken to gain access to the powder 26.

In the modification of my device shown in Figure 2, the bottom I4 has no opening therein, and in case the deviceis delivered to the powder manufacturer without the sides 10, 15 and 17' being' fixedly attached to each other.

In preparing the modification lshown in Figure 2, the powder manufacturer removes the member 15 from within the member 10 and removes the member 17 from within the member 15. He then has the three separated membersI 10, 17 and 15, and the cover..

`He places member upside down and places a powder ILE therein, he then places member 17 wi member 15 and introduces his powder therein. He then places member 10 over the two above assembled members and places the paper 22 thereon and the container is filled and closed.

The several members may be glued together during their assembling, in order to lnsure 'permanency Aparticular form.

By fragile Imean those sheets of substances which are readily ruptured as paper, parchment, cellophane and other substances having this property.

My device, therefore, presents a hygienic, economic and ecient container, the application of which, by the powdermanufacturer, allows him to readily assemble a powder puff and a quantity of powder in separate compartments and enables the individual I user to readily obtain access to the contents.

Ido'not limit myself to the particular size,

shape, number, material or arrangement of and having anon-collapsible side extending above the bottom member side, a separate sheet of imperforate fragile material extendingvover the upper open portion of the iirst casing, an interior casingvfixedly attached to the first casing side and within the lower portion of the first casing having an upwardly extended non-collapsible side lower than the rst casing side, a separate sheet of imperforate fra 'le material over the upper open portion o the interior casing, and a cover for the device having a downwardly extended side flange the edge of which is capable of abutment u on the upper edge ot' the bottom member si e.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 9th'day of April,

' I ,LEO H."BRODRICK. 

